ONE NIGHT ONLY: THE INCOMPARABLE EARTHA KITT
PERFORMS WITH THE OREGON SYMPHONY

(PORTLAND, Ore.) — The seductive Eartha Kitt – a showbiz icon
whose career has spanned more than six decades of stardom in film, theater,
cabaret, television and the recording studio – makes a rare Portland
appearance on Saturday, Feb. 9, in a special pre-Valentine’s concert
with the Oregon Symphony.

At the age of 81, Kitt still commands the kind of stage presence that
once caused actor-director Orson Welles to call her “the most exciting
woman in the world.” She regularly performs her one-of-a-kind, one-woman
show in venues from intimate clubs and cabarets to Carnegie Hall and nationally
prominent jazz festivals.

Her cabaret-style Oregon Symphony performance will feature many of the
tunes that have become synonymous with Kitt over the decades, including La
Vie En Rose, C’est Si Bon and I Want to Be Evil.
Also on the program: a variety of classics ranging from Broadway to the
Great American Songbook, including Stephen Sondheim’s I’m
Still Here, Cole Porter’s What Is This Thing Called Love? and
Kander & Ebb’s Mein Herr.

Kitt’s regular conductor, Daryl Waters, will lead the Oregon Symphony
in the performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Because a large crowd is expected and ticket
availability is limited, fans are advised to buy tickets early for the
best seat selection.

Tickets are available for $20 to $112 at the Oregon Symphony Ticket Office,
923 SW Washington St., in downtown Portland. Ticket office hours are 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Tickets
may also be purchased by phone at (503) 228-1353 or (800) 228-7343 during
the same hours, or online at any time from the orchestra’s web site, www.orsymphony.org.

Tickets are also available through ticketmaster.com or by calling (503)
790-ARTS. Discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more are available through
the symphony’s group sales hotline, (503) 416-6380.

Eartha Kitt’s appearance with the Oregon Symphony is sponsored by
Moonstruck Chocolate Co., with additional support from Chinook Winds Casino
Resort.